Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 504 · 40 questions

Study tip (Notes you can test yourself with): Cornell notes: notes in the big column, cue questions in the left column, a summary at the bottom. Mind map: main topic in the centre, branches for subtopics, one keyword per branch, colours and small icons. Good habits: your own words, short keywords, clear headings, a look within a day. Poor: copying word for word, writing every line, never looking again.

1. 1.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
4. 4.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) the last point
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
9. 9.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
31. 31.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) clear headings
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True

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